From Feb. 13, 2009, Daniel Finkelstein Comment Center.
Discussed US presidential retreats (when not at close by Camp David)..
BARACK OBAMA-- Chicago
RONALD REAGAN-- Rancho del Cielo, California. Bought for $527,000 before becoming president.
RICHARD NIXON-- La Casa Pacifica, California. Called the Western White House by press. $1.5 million.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT-- Pine Knot, Vermont. Rustic and rough. The only plumbing was a stream. Bought for $280. Said Teddy, "I can be President and still shoot a bear before breakfast."
J.F. KENNEDY-- Hyannis Port, Cape Cod.
GEORGE H.W. BUSH-- Kennebunkport, Maine. In family for over 100 years.
FDR-- Warm Springs for his polio. Much of the New Deal written here. It was the only house he ever owned. Bought for $8738.14.
When You Need to Get Away from It All. --Cooter
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